UNH Suffers First Conference Loss, 4-1 to #3 Northeastern

Sunday, October 20

Boston, Mass.

3 PM

University of New Hampshire

3-2-2, 2-1-1HEAW

Northeastern

5-0-0, 2-0-0HEAW

Team	1	2	3	F
New Hampshire	0	0	1	1
Northeastern	0	2	2	4

Ava Boutilier (Photo by Meghan Murphy)

Photo by: Meghan Murphy

10/20/2019 5:47:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Ava Boutilier makes a career-high 45 saves.

BOSTON – The University of New Hampshire women's hockey team traveled to Boston, Massachusetts for a Sunday afternoon matchup with #3 Northeastern. The Wildcats held their ground in the first period, but the Huskies took control in the second and won by a final score of 4-1.

Redshirt sophomore goaltender Ava Boutilier (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) set a new career high for saves made in a single game with 45 saves on 48 Northeastern attempts. Her record on the season falls to 3-2-1. The Wildcats suffer their first conference loss of the season, now at a 2-1-1 Hockey East record.

GAME INFORMATION:
Date: October 20, 2019
Location: Matthews Arena – Boston, Mass.
Attendance: 414
Score: #3 NU - 4 (5-0-0, 2-0-0 HEA) UNH – 1 (3-2-2, 2-1-1 HEA)

Goals:
UNH (1) – Nicole Dunbar (EX)
NU (4) – Skylar Fontaine, Chloe Aurard (2) (GW) (SH), Veronika Pettey (EN)

Assists:
UNH (2) – Taylor Wenczkowski, Carlee Turner
NU (6) – Katy Knoll, Jess Schryver (2), Alina Mueller (2), Codie Cross, Kate Holmes

Goaltenders:
UNH – Ava Boutilier – 14-19-12 – 45 (3 GA) {00:00} (L)
NU Aerin Frankel – 9-6-8 – 23 (1 GA) {00:00} (W)

GAME RECAP

A total of four penalties were called in the first half, resulting in three Northeastern power plays and one for UNH. All were killed off, including a Northeastern 5-on-3 power play, for a scoreless tie at the first intermission.
Both teams had another power play opportunity in the second period; while neither were able to convert, Northeastern used the momentum of their power play to tally the opening goal of the game.
The Huskies tallied their second goal of the period within the final 10 seconds of play, short-handed, to take a 2-0 lead into the second intermission.
Seven minutes into the third frame, Northeastern tallied their second even-strength goal, and third total goal of the contest to lead 3-0.
With the goaltender pulled 17 minutes into the third period, the Wildcats had the puck deep in Northeastern's zone. Carlee Turner (Scottsdale, Ariz.) sent the puck cross-ice from the right side to the left, where Taylor Wenczkowski (Rochester, N.H.) tipped the puck back towards net. At the top of the crease awaiting the puck was Nicole Dunbar (Coto de Caza, Calif.) who redirected the pass through the legs of Frankel for UNH's lone goal of the contest.
New Hampshire once again went with an extra attacker looking to equalize the contest; Northeastern iced the game with an empty-net goal 18:44 into the third.

PENALTIES
UNH: 6-12 NU: 6-12

POWER PLAYS
UNH: 0-6 NU: 0-6

NEW HAMPSHIRE LEADERS:
Points (1): Three players
Goals (1): Nicole Dunbar
Assists (1): Taylor Wenczkowski, Carlee Turner
Shots (4): Nicole Dunbar
Faceoffs (15): Carlee Turner

NORTHEASTERN LEADERS:
Points (2): Three players
Goals (2): Chloe Aurard
Assists (2): Alina Mueller, Jess Schryver
Shots (10): Alina Mueller
Faceoffs (8): Alina Mueller
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